How often do you change your pick?

Postby **frank9310** » 11 Jan 2010, 21:34

I use Dunlop Pearloid Mediums and Heavys and I have to say I've never worn a pick out before I lost it! Also, I tried once to see if I could wear one out sawing on Ernie Ball .11-.52s all my might picking sharply on downward angles for more than an hour to the point where I broke the B string yet the pick didn't have a single scratch on it that I could see.

To boot, my tone was harsh as an ice pick from picking so hard. If someone is wearing out heavy picks that fast, I sure as shit wouldn't want to be sitting in front of their speakers for long!

Postby **HappyBlues** » 13 Jan 2010, 02:22

I recently switched to Tortex .73 as .50 were too soft and I didn't pick properly with them...

Postby **LukeWinship** » 27 Jan 2010, 00:39

http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products ... itar_picks

web address for jim dunlop sharps

Postby **frank9310** » 28 Jan 2010, 22:21

freesun wrote:I recently switched to Tortex .73 as .50 were too soft and I didn't pick properly with them...

I used those for a while and they were ok but they don't seem to allow for that glassy edge sound I get when using the Dunlop Pearloid mediums or heavys. Try some and see what I mean.

Postby **pillagethesound** » 15 Feb 2010, 11:49

I use the Dunlop Tortex Jazz picks sharp points. I use the lights mostly and sometimes mediums (depends on what i can find locally, no one carries jazz picks near me :cuss ) I not a lighthanded strummer, but Im not heavy handed either. I also play several hours a day. I tend to lose them before i wear them out. If the lights hold up well im sure some of the heavier ones will do even better.

Postby **slowpokerhino** » 15 Feb 2010, 16:42

I used to use the Dunlop Tortex thin picks in my metal days (oh so long ago). I used to literally rip them in half! I thought I was hot shit!

Postby **ste_blue** » 15 Feb 2010, 23:59

I'm still using 0.73 jim dunlop tortex. I don't think I could use another pick.

Postby **Lordakamai** » 16 Feb 2010, 08:37

Lol i wear them out so fast it's just not funny anymore

Postby **JCM900MkIII** » 06 Jun 2010, 10:08

JD 500 : 0.71mm and 0.96mm
JD Big Stubby 2.0mm

Tip I got from my old guitar teacher:

This works best with "thinner" picks, real heavy one's, like the Big Stubbies don't agree with this method.

If you have thick synthetic carpet in your house/rep. room, you can "sharpen" your picks by rubbing the point of the pick on the carpet.
The friction allows you to shape it a little bit.

Doesn't work when they look like Lordakamai's "after 2 weeks" picks.

Postby **TonyC** » 07 Jun 2010, 14:05

My trick is to buy around 50 picks at a time. I change to a fresh pick every day and use all of them two or three rounds. That way I always have picks of pretty much the same shape. I do this because I hate changing from a worn to a fresh. And I only need to buy picks three or four times a year.

Postby **Kyle** » 27 Oct 2010, 07:18

I never change my pick, I bought one about 1.5 years ago and it is still going very very strong. Not a mark on it.

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